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Israeli soldier fire tears gas grenade during a demonstration against Israel's controversial separation barrier in the West Bank village of Nilin, near Ramallah, on Dec 4, 2009. Israel says the projected 723 kilometres (454 miles) of steel and concrete walls, fences and barbed wire are needed for security. Palestinians view it as a land grab that undermines their promised state. Photo by Issam Rimawi